What do u think about all the new rules and regs about how we shud live, specially about our health?There was, keep off fatty food, then keep off junk foods, not allowed 2 smoke (Im a non-smoker but dont mind smokers). It seems 2 b a different thing each week.We r told 2 watch this, do this, dont do this....The latest thing on the radio news is parents could b charged with neglect if their child is over weight.
I dont know how my parents would have got on as I eat loads & all the wrong things & Im under weight 4 my height (clothes size 6) & my sister can not look at a cream cake without she puts on weight. She is over weight 4 her height (clothes size 16).We shud hav the opportunity 2 eat & live healthily but shouldnt it b our choice (especially how we eat)? It sounds as if we shud all b the same in every way.
It might b me seeing this from the wrong angle but I dont like being told what I can & cant do in my own home also what 2 do & what not 2 do with my own body.What do you think?
2007-06-14 01:10:50 · 4 answers · asked by Elaine N 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Sorry about spelling but had to make room to get it all in...lol
2007-06-14 01:11:45 · update #1
Thanks for the replies so far they are good but I forgot to say im in england and want "some" replies about this from people in england. Im still interested in replies from other countries..
2007-06-14 01:51:34 · update #2
If i ever get arrested for eating a cheeseburger and coke, i will go postal.
2007-06-14 01:49:49 · answer #1 · answered by mecicoplajjer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's true that we have tons of rules and regulations to live by. Without rules or law, we have chaos. But you're really speaking about laws that intervene in our personal lives. Some of them, like smoking, harm others, as well as ourselves. But as for overeating and living an unhealthy lifestyle, it still is a choice at this writing. When you overeat or gain too much weight from lack of exercise, and then get a job, this still hurts others. Overweight people take more sick days than thinner people and cost the businesses money, which they then pass on to the consumers. It's very complicated.
As for child abuse, No one in America has the right to abuse or assault anyone at any time. Children have rights. To put them in a car where someone is smoking exposes them to poison. Many people who never smoked die of side stream smoke, which for some reason is more dangerous than getting the smoke directly from a cigarette. I hope this helped to explain why rules are necessary, even if we hate them.
2007-06-14 01:21:22 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It does seem like there is some new "rule" cropping up every other week, but the important thing, really, is to take responsibility for your own health and determine what types of food work best for you. And if you don't like being told what to do...consider all of the advertising dollars that are spent trying to get people to smoke and eat fast food (both of which have been proven to be unhealthy). As for you and your sister being the same in every way, the truth is that as far as how our bodies react to food is completely individual. One man's food is another man's poison as they say.
2007-06-14 01:20:27 · answer #3 · answered by Maia L 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
none of that is rules and regulations...they are guidelines...do your own research, get a journal and see what works for you. Get a grip.
2007-06-14 01:21:05 · answer #4 · answered by bigwideweb 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋